In Tibet’s Hengduan Mountains, workers are hauling thousands of parts over challenging terrain by mule and by hand to build huge transmission towers for the Tibet Electric Power Networking Project. The complex power transmission project is designed to join and upgrade Tibet’s current disconnected and underpowered power transmission systems. The project is due to be completed in 2018.
Upgrading the Power Grid in Remote Tibet
- Alan Taylor
- August 7, 2017
- 21 Photos
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A mule carrying parts for construction of an electric tower walks up a mountain on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo, in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. #
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Electric towers under construction on July 31, 2017 in Ranwu, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. #
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A worker builds an electric tower on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region. #
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Mules rest after carrying parts for construction of an electric tower on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo, Tibet Autonomous Region. #
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A worker rests after leading mules carrying parts for construction of an electric tower up a mountain on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo. #
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A mule carrying steel parts for construction of an electric tower is unloaded in Qamdo on July 30, 2017. #
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Mules carry electric tower pieces up a mountain on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo. #
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A mule carries parts for construction of an electric tower on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi,Tibet Autonomous Region, China. #
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A team of two mules carries a heavy steel part of an electric tower on July 30, 2017, in Qamdo. #
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An electric tower built by workers in Ranwu, Tibet Autonomous Region, on July 31, 2017. #
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Mules carry steel parts in Nyingchi,Tibet, on August 2, 2017. #
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Workers build an electric tower on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi, Tibet. #
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A mule carries steel parts up a mountain on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo. #
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Workers assemble an electric tower on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi, Tibet. #
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A mule carries steel parts on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo. #
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Construction of an electric tower on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. #
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A worker on the Tibet electric power networking project pauses on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi. #
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Grooms make alterations to a mule's hoof after a day of work on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi. #
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A groom collects river water after a day of work on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi. #
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A groom cooks at camp after a day of work on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi. #
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A rainbow shines over electric towers under construction on July 26, 2017 in Qamdo, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. #
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